Max Kennedy Horton

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Admiral Max Kennedy Horton, G.C.B., D.S.O, R.N. (29 November, 1893 – 30 July, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Horton was appointed in command of the submarine D 6 on 31 August, 1912.[1]

He was appointed in command of the submarine E 9 on 11 March, 1914.[2]

Great War

In E9, Horton torpedoed the German aviso S.M.S. Hela six miles from Heligoland on 13 September, 1914 with two hits amidships. In October, he sank the German torpedo boat S 116 near the mouth of the Ems.

Horton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.

Post-war

In March, 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Conquest.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. C 8
before Oct, 1908[3]
Succeeded by
John R. G. Moncreiffe
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. D 6
31 Aug, 1912[4]
Succeeded by
Robert C. Halahan
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. E 9
11 Mar, 1914[5]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. J 6
Aug, 1916
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Warburton
Preceded by
Sydney S. Hall
Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
Jul, 1920[6]
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest
14 Mar, 1922[7]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Layton
Preceded by
William R. D. Crowther
as Commander (S), First Submarine Flotilla
Captain (S), FIrst Submarine Flotilla
14 Mar, 1922[8]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Layton
Preceded by
Edward B. S. Bingham
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
29 Nov, 1930[9][10] – Oct, 1932[11]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Turle
Preceded by
John K. im Thurn
Rear-Admiral Commanding, First Cruiser Squadron
? – c. 1 Nov, 1936[12]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Kennedy-Purvis

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 385.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 760.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 741.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 741.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Day of month inferred from Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. Successor assumed command about that day. Kennedy-Purvis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 31.

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